Supreme Court orders overhaul of electoral census report after five critical gaps were identified

On July 10 the Oficina del Censo Electoral delivered a report purporting full traceability of changes to the overseas voter register after the law of grandchildren took effect. The Junta Electoral Central identified five major flaws: the absence of Spanish provincial data, a claim of complete traceability that does not reveal the legal basis of registrations, an undocumented visual verification process, a missing cumulative growth table for 2022-2026, and a methodological shift that starts the measurement period later than the law’s instruction date.

The Supreme Court has now ordered the office to produce a detailed supplemental report within fifteen days and to issue the necessary instructions within ten days, demanding clear separation of registrations based on the original legal criteria and uniform consular procedures. The ruling underscores concerns about transparency and potential manipulation in the electoral census.